The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga continues to post impressive Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores, according to the information released by the NCAA today. The Mocs already saw a school-record eight programs receive public recognition, and now have 14 of its 17 sports at or above the national average.
A total of 11 teams had perfect single-year APRs scores of 1,000, while all 17 were well above the NCAA minimum of 930.
Single-year scores released today were from the 2013-14 academic year, while the four-year scores encompassed the 2010-11 through 2013-14 cohorts.
It is the fourth year in a row at least nine of Chattanooga’s 17 programs had a perfect 1000. The Mocs had nine teams with a perfect single-year score in 2011-12, a school-record 13 in 2010-11 and 12 last year.
“This is another example of the outstanding year we have put together, academically,” stated UTC Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics David Blackburn. “The APR is a very important tool in measuring how well we keep our student-athletes working towards a degree. These scores show the emphasis our student-athletes, coaches and support staff put on academics at UTC.”
Women’s tennis saw the biggest improvement of any team. The Mocs upped their four-year average 16 points to a perfect 1000. They were joined by men's golf, men’s and women's cross country and men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track & field as the eight programs recognized by the NCAA last week for having a perfect four-year score of 1000.
“More college athletes than ever are succeeding in the classroom, and I applaud their commitment to academic achievement. We are pleased and proud of their accomplishments,” said NCAA President Mark Emmert in a release on the NCAA website. “Our goal always has been to encourage students to achieve academically and earn their degrees. Every year, Division I students prove that both academic and athletic success are achievable.”
According to the NCAA, the APR provides a real-time "snapshot" of a team's academic success each semester by assessing the current academic progress of every student-athlete. The APR includes eligibility and retention as factors in the calculation and provides a much clearer picture of the current academic culture in each sport.
Below are the single-year APR scores and the four-year scores for each program at Chattanooga.
|
Team
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2010-11
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2011-12
|
2012-13
|
2013-14
|
Four-Year Avg.
|
National Four-Year Average
|
|
Football
|
942
|
962
|
975
|
962
|
961 (-2)
|
951
|
|
Men's Basketball
|
913
|
941
|
980
|
936
|
944 (+1)
|
957
|
|
Men's Golf
|
1000
|
1000
|
1000
|
1000
|
1000(--)
|
979
|
|
Men's Tennis
|
938
|
950
|
1000
|
929
|
954 (-18)
|
978
|
|
Men's Cross Country
|
1000
|
1000
|
1000
|
1000
|
1000(--)
|
977
|
|
Men's Indoor T&F
|
1000
|
1000
|
1000
|
1000
|
1000 (+10)
|
967
|
|
Men's Outdoor T&F
|
1000
|
1000
|
1000
|
1000
|
1000 (+10)
|
970
|
|
Wrestling
|
966
|
967
|
968
|
920
|
955 (-5)
|
963
|
|
Women's Basketball
|
1000
|
969
|
1000
|
1000
|
991 (+10)
|
975
|
|
Women's Golf
|
1000
|
962
|
1000
|
1000
|
991 (+10)
|
987
|
|
Softball
|
1000
|
944
|
985
|
1000
|
983 (+7)
|
981
|
|
Soccer
|
1000
|
1000
|
962
|
986
|
984 (+4)
|
984
|
|
Women's Tennis
|
1000
|
1000
|
1000
|
1000
|
1000 (+16)
|
985
|
|
Women's Cross Country
|
1000
|
1000
|
1000
|
1000
|
1000 (+7)
|
986
|
|
Women's Indoor T&F
|
1000
|
1000
|
1000
|
1000
|
1000 (+11)
|
980
|
|
Women's Outdoor T&F
|
1000
|
1000
|
1000
|
1000
|
1000 (+11)
|
981
|
|
Volleyball
|
1000
|
977
|
1000
|
978
|
989 (-1)
|
983
|